Calendar of Medical Events Around Polk

Published: Monday, September 30, 2013 at 11:18 p.m.

Last Modified: Monday, September 30, 2013 at 11:18 p.m.

THURSDAY

MEDICARE ENROLLMENT AND INFORMATION, 9-11 a.m. at Volunteers in Service to the Elderly office, 1232 E. Magnolia St., Lakeland. Program will be by Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders. Seating is limited. Call 863-284-0828, Ext. 3 or email ashley@viste.org to reserve a space.

NEW ALZHEIMER'S SUPPORT GROUP STARTS IN WINTER HAVEN, 6 p.m., will meet at that time the first Thursday of each month, church library of St. John's United Methodist Church, 1800 Cypress Gardens Blvd., Winter Haven. Larry Powell, Alzheimer's expert, will facilitate.

IS LASIK SURGERY RIGHT FOR ME?, 6 p.m. program by Dr. Shawn Chhabra, Watson Clinic ophthalmologist, main clinic library, Lakeland. This talk explains how the eye works and various types of eye surgery. Register at 863-680-7205.

<p>THURSDAY</p><p>MEDICARE ENROLLMENT AND INFORMATION, 9-11 a.m. at Volunteers in Service to the Elderly office, 1232 E. Magnolia St., Lakeland. Program will be by Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders. Seating is limited. Call 863-284-0828, Ext. 3 or email ashley@viste.org to reserve a space.</p><p>FREE DIABETIC CLASS, 9 a.m. to noon, Parkview Medical Clinic, 1205 Dr. Martin L. King Jr. Way, Haines City. This is done by the Polk Health Care Plan, but open to non-plan members. Register at 863-519-2041 or 863-519-2066. </p><p>NEW ALZHEIMER'S SUPPORT GROUP STARTS IN WINTER HAVEN, 6 p.m., will meet at that time the first Thursday of each month, church library of St. John's United Methodist Church, 1800 Cypress Gardens Blvd., Winter Haven. Larry Powell, Alzheimer's expert, will facilitate.</p><p>IS LASIK SURGERY RIGHT FOR ME?, 6 p.m. program by Dr. Shawn Chhabra, Watson Clinic ophthalmologist, main clinic library, Lakeland. This talk explains how the eye works and various types of eye surgery. Register at 863-680-7205.</p><p>FRIDAY</p><p>VICTORIAN TEA FOR BREAST AWARENESS, 13th annual, 1-3:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 175 Lake Holllingsworth Drive, Lakeland. Health fair at 1 p.m. and a 2 p.m. program presented by Lakeland Regional Medical Center and Lakeland Regional Cancer Center. Register by Wednesday at 863-687-1400. Robin S. Stewart, manager of clinical research at LRCC, will discuss genetics and cancer. Dr. Martha Lima, radiologist at Radiology and Imaging Specialists, will discuss 3-D mammography. Breast cancer survivor Jean Lund will discuss her "journey to survival." A physician panel will take questions.</p><p>SATURDAY</p><p>BASIC LIFE SUPPORT HEALTH CARE PROVIDER TRAINING, $48, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Regency Center for Women and Infants, Winter Haven. Register with Citizen CPR at 863-291-5977.</p><p>[ Robin Williams Adams can be reached at robin.adams@theledger.com or 863-802-7558. Read her blog at robinsrx.blogs.theledger.com. Follow on Twitter @ledgerROBIN. ]</p>